Speaker Boehner invites Pope Francis to address Congress
WASHINGTON -- Speaker John A. Boehner has invited Pope Francis to deliver a joint address to Congress, in what would be the first such session by the head of the...
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In a first for the Senate, the Dalai Lama gives the opening prayer
WASHINGTON--The Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, delivered the opening invocation in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, praying "to Buddha and all" and suggesting that purity of thought...
Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn says he’ll retire at end of the year
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Tom Coburn said late Thursday that he will leave Congress at the end of this session, two years before his term expires. The Oklahoma senator who...
Government shutdown: Democrats push Boehner to move forward
WASHINGTON -- Democrats used both diplomacy and trash talk to urge House Speaker John A. Boehner to abandon his tea party flank Wednesday and pass a no-strings-attached bill to reopen...
Pritzker confirmed as Commerce Secretary
Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker was confirmed Tuesday as President Obama's pick for Commerce secretary in a 97-1 Senate vote. Pritzker, a Democratic mega-donor whose family founded the Hyatt Hotel chain,...
Kirk says he will back immigration bill if security tightened
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk said today he will drop his resistance to an immigration reform bill if it includes a proposed amendment to toughen border security.The Illinois Republican, in...
Kirk says he will back immigration bill if security tightened
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk said today he will drop his resistance to an immigration reform bill if it includes a proposed amendment to toughen border security.The Illinois Republican, in...
Bill would give jobless veterans a boost
Unemployed veterans got a boost Thursday when the Senate overwhelmingly approved a proposal to give companies tax credits for hiring them. The proposal was among provisions from President Barack Obama's...
White House blasts GOP over FEMA funding
The White House accused congressional Republicans of holding additional federal disaster aid hostage to steep budget cuts, saying the country needs to put politics aside in the wake of Hurricane...
Prodding Congress to act, Obama warns of ‘collateral damage’ to nation in debt fight
President Obama on Monday issued a grave warning against prolonging the current political stalemate and specifically called on the freshmen in the House Republican caucus to bring it to an...